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Territorial police force Essex Police: County of Essex and unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock: 3,678 [1] £320.2 [2] 3,670: 1969 East of England: England and Wales: Territorial police force Gloucestershire Constabulary: County of Gloucestershire: 1,279 [1] £126.9 [2] 3,150: 1839 South West England: England and Wales ...
The optimum size for a police force was more than 500 members, with the police area having a population of at least 250,000; There was "a case" for single police forces for major conurbations; A large reduction in the number of forces in Scotland was needed, to between 20 and 33
[25] [26] Upon request from the chief police officer of a police force, members of one of the above three forces can be given the full powers of constables in the police area of the requesting force. [25] [27] This was used to supplement police numbers in the areas surrounding the 2005 G8 summit at Gleneagles.
The British Transport Police, a privately funded police force responsible for policing the railways of Great Britain, is overseen by the British Transport Police Authority. The Authority was created in 2004 by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 and is made up of approximately 12-15 members, each of whom represents groups concerned with ...
The Police Federation of England and Wales was set up by the Police Act 1919 after two British police strikes in 1918 and 1919. The government of the day were frightened by the prospect of the police going on strike and created the PFEW and withdrew the right of officers in the UK to strike. [4] Police officers hold office and are not employees ...
When a police officer or a member of staff is in a collaborative (multi-constabulary) unit or department (such as the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit), the PNC code, which is a force identification number, is added to the collar number to prevent confusion between officers; e.g., 41-9999 would indicate a ...
The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 gave the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police a limited, conditional authority to act outside of their primary jurisdiction, if the situation requires urgent police action and the local force are not readily available, or if they believe that there is risk to life or limb, or ...
Border Force; HM Revenue and Customs; National Crime Agency (Limited powers in Northern Ireland) Royal Military Police (Part of the British Army) Royal Air Force Police (Part of the Royal Air Force) Royal Navy Police (Part of the Royal Naval Service) Royal Marines Police; Military Provost Guard Service (Part of the British Army) Water Bailiffs